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Otogelin, otogelin-like, and stereocilin form links connecting outer hair cell stereocilia to each other and the tectorial membrane.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 Dec 2019
Avan Paul, Le Gal Sébastien, Michel Vincent, Dupont Typhaine, Hardelin Jean-Pierre, Petit Christine, Verpy Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
The function of outer hair cells (OHCs), the mechanical actuators of the cochlea, involves the anchoring of their tallest stereocilia in the tectorial membrane (TM), an acellular structure overlying the sensory epithelium. Otogelin and otogelin-like are TM proteins related to secreted epithelial mucins. Defects in either cause the DFNB18B and DFNB84B genetic forms of deafness, respectively, both characterized by...
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